Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1842-1853
Butter paddles, also known as butter hands or Scotch hands, were used to press butter against the side of the butter tub, forcing excess buttermilk out and stiffening the butter.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Assemblage of Nazi medals, insignia, and other memorabilia mounted in a shallow shadowbox. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
German hunter’s pipe. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
United States Army Private First Class sleeve stripe. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
United States Army 1st Infantry Division “Big Red One” should patch. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
World War II United States Army garrison cap. Khaki with light blue Infantry piping. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
World War II United States Army garrison cap. Olive drab wool with light blue Infantry piping. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
How to Shoot the U.S. Army Rifle, published by the Infantry Journal, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1943. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Basic Field Manual: Infantry Drill Regulations. War Department publication FM 22-5, August 4, 1941. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Basic Field Manual: Soldier’s Handbook. War Department publication FM 21-100, July 23, 1941. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Basic Field Manual: First Aid for Soldiers. War Department publication FM 21-11, April 7, 1943. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1942
Infantry Field Manual: Rifle Company, Rifle Regiment. War Department publication FM 7-10, June 2, 1942. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Nazi Army helmet. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Nazi Army uniform belt. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Nazi Luftwaffe uniform belt. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1937
Nazi gun-cleaning kit. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
United States Army first aid pouch. Used by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
United States Army cartridge belt. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1944
United States Army mess kit. Used by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1942
Pair of United States Army M1938 dismounted leggings. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
World War II German zeltbahn, a poncho that can also be used as a tent panel, personal camouflage, or a stretcher. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
Rectangular brown leather Nazi map case. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
U.S. Army duffle bag. Carried by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: between 1943 and 1946
U.S. Army Eisenhower-style jacket. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combat…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1873
This flask was recovered from the Fort Scott National Historic Site during excavations conducted there between 1968 through 1972 by Kansas Historical Society Archeologists. The flask was recovered from the…
